Jesus did not ask us to believe that his death was a blood sacrifice, that he was going to die for our sins.

Jesus did not ask us to believe that he was the messiah. He certainly never suggested that he was the second person of the trinity. In fact, he rarely referred to himself at all.

Jesus did not ask us to believe that he would be raised from the dead.

Jesus did not call upon people to repent, or fast, or observe the sabbath. He did not threaten with hell or promise heaven.

It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to correct them eventually.

What do I look like? A blonde rolodex for boys who've lost an archery match with cupid?

Through zeal knowledge is gotten through lack of zeal knowledge is lost.

Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.

I only answer to two people, myself and God.

The fun thing with the newer characters in the movie was that anything goes. The life they brought to it just exceeded my expectations. It was just above and beyond.

Renewed friendships require more care than those that have never been broken.

[Moralistic] novels are at the same disadvantage as teachers: children never believe them, because they make everything that happens relate to the lesson at hand.

Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.

The man who comes to take care of my piranhas told me that if I left West Ham he would kill all my fish.